NEW DELHI: Nokia is all set to launch its Android phone at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress. The company has been giving subtle hints about the device, which is likely to be called Nokia X, over the past few weeks. The latest hint about the device from the phone maker is a teaser image posted on its official blog. The image in the teaser features four black colour arrow signs against a green background forming the alphabet 'X' almost confirming the name of its upcoming smartphone. A countdown timer for Nokia's MWC press conference also features a green background. . The green colour is often associated with Android and perhaps Nokia intends to signal the arrival of the Android-based Nokia X with its upcoming campaign.
Nokia has also posted a set of cryptic images with the similar 'X' teaser on its Weibo page. Weibo is a popular Chinese social network.
The teaser follows the appearance of a leaked press shot of the phone that featuring the alleged Normandy phone complete with the Nokia X branding. The render featured a green colour variant of the phone complete with the Nokia X branding also in green colour. Nokia's logo on the company's official Facebook and Twitter pages too switched to a green colour theme few days back, though this was eventually reverted to the normal blue colour.
Nokia's Android smartphone is said to have a Windows Phone-like interface and will not have access to Google Play Store. Instead, Nokia is said to have added its own app store -- featuring popular apps like Skype, Facebook etc --- in the device.
According to earlier reports, Nokia X will have a 4-inch screen with 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, Bluetooth 4.0, Android 4.4 (KitKat) operating system and 4GB internal storage. It is said to be a dual-sim smartphone and come in six colour options.
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